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Thanks for your attempted help. The batch size would be six gallons. I don't have the exact recipe of specific ingredients because beer kit manufacturers typically don't release such information to the general public. I was simply wanting to replace the additional table sugar that they...

I very recently received a Muntons wheat beer kit as a gift. The instructions say to add 2.2 pounds of table sugar in order to reach 4.6% ABV. If I leave the 2.2 pounds of table sugar out and use LME or DME instead, how much of either one of those two much better ingredient would it take me to...

I recently did what I thought to be nearly impossible. I successfully brewed a six gallon batch of English pale ale from ingredients that were several years out of date. I found the unused ingredients in an old cardboard storage box that I had put away back in late 2015. The yeast had a best...

It was the WilliamsWarn cream ale kit from Amazon. I didn't record the OG or FG, nor do I remember the yeast strain that came with the kit. It was left fermenting for about six-weeks or so before being bottled, so the yeast should have had more than enough time prior to take care of that...

I added a single cup of sugar to a five gallon batch of cream ale in an attempt to ever so slightly raise the ABV. The included recipe did not call for this addition. However, the end result was not how I would have liked. I just poured the sugar on top of the fermenting wort, I didn't...

Brandy is one of the few alcoholic beverages that I've never gotten to sample. I've had whiskey, tequila, vodka, run and gin. I know that brandy is simply distilled wine, but I imagine that since it's aged in barrels for long periods of time similar to whiskey that the taste would be quite a...

The sugar is to be added during primary fermentation.

I got a new beer kit for Christmas: Summer Cream Ale. It's a 6-gallon kit that produces an estimated ABV of 4.4%. I would like to increase it to somewhere between 5 and 6%, I don't have any added malt available, but I do have some table sugar. How much can I safely add without drastically...

That's another valuable lesson learned from this unfortunate experience, no more secondary for beer.

After getting the beer out of the carboy and scrubbing it down really well with hot water, will Star San be able to kill this white mold off for good if I go out and buy some? Because I really don't wanna risk another $50 batch being ruined by an infection. Lesson learned, be careful about...

I think this picture turned out much clearer than any of the other ones did. The carboy is plastic, not glass.

By the way, I did clean the carboy really well in the sink prior to using the One Step Cleanser, but I guess neither method was effective if these white spots really are mold.

It's very dark in that closet, so most of the photos didn't turn out too well. This is the best looking one of the lot, so if it's still not good enough, let me know and I can try to take a better one.

I went to check on my beer today. I was planning on bottling it on Friday, as it's already been fermenting for over four weeks now. I planned to have it ready in time for Halloween, but I noticed that the surface area has quite a few white spots, which I fear is white mold. I saw a small...

I've successfully made mead, cider, sake, wine, cyser and three Mr. Beer kits in the past. The only thing that went down the tubes was some blackberry wine which started to grow white mold and had to be poured out. There's several 5-gallon beer kits that I'd really like to try and make pretty...

Thanks for the info. As I said before, I wasn't really expecting to see anything after only a day and a half. But it's nice to know that I should begin to see a little progress in another day or two.

I got my first batch of sake started yesterday. I wound up with about 11-cups of rice out of a 5-pound bag. About how many days does it typically take to start seeing any noticeable activity? So far no signs of mold or any other activity, but I wasn't really expecting to see anything this...

I went ahead and took you guys advice and ordered 5-pounds of short grain rice from Amazon. I may have paid a little too much, as it was 15 bucks and change for the 5-pound bag with shipping, but I couldn't find any locally. There aren't any Asian markets within a reasonable distance and all...

OK, thanks. I'll likely just brew this batch and hope that it wont be too terrible, and next time I'll buy some sweet, short grain rice. Will the ABV be severely affected by the long grain rice? Also, how many yeast balls should I use for the whole 5-pound bag? Will 4 do it or do I need...

Is long grain rice usable when making this? I have a 5-pound bag, but I'm worried the starch content may be too low?